จำแนก
classify
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- 1 classify、distinguish
It means to sort things into categories or distinguish them according to their characteristics or a chosen criterion.
classify、distinguish
To place things into separate categories based on shared features or differences; it can also mean identifying which category something belongs to.
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จำแนกประเภท camnɛ̂ɛk praphêet classify by type จำแนกประเภท details
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จำแนกขยะตามประเภท camnɛ̂ɛk khayà taam praphêet classify waste by type จำแนกขยะตามประเภท details
Learning notes
Explanation
จำแนก usually suggests systematic classification based on shared features, differences, or an explicit criterion, rather than simply moving things apart. The pattern จำแนกตาม + criterion means “classify according to …,” while จำแนกออกเป็น + categories shows the resulting groups. Adding การ produces the noun-like form การจำแนก, meaning “classification.”
Usage
It is common in education, research, administration, statistics, inventory management, and other contexts where people, objects, or information are organized by category. In technology, it can describe determining which class an image or data item belongs to. It is usable in everyday speech but often sounds systematic or administrative.
Caution
Unlike the broad verb แยก, meaning “separate,” จำแนก normally implies categories or a basis for classification. It does not ordinarily mean treating people unfairly; เลือกปฏิบัติ is used for discrimination in that sense.
Differences from similar words
1 classify synonyms
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แบ่ง is the general, everyday verb for dividing something into parts. จำแนก more specifically implies sorting things into categories according to features or criteria.
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แยกแยะ emphasizes recognizing and telling apart similar things. จำแนก more often focuses on assigning things to categories based on those differences.